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<p>U.S Sen. Mark Kirk will face a challenge from Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, who announced Monday she'll run for the seat. It's unknown who else will vie for the spot, but it's already expected to be a tight race.</p><p>Duckworth, who was elected to the U.S. House in 2012, took to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMbWVUXNF9c">YouTube</a> to declare her candidacy.</p><p>"I'm running for the U.S. Senate in 2016 because it's time for Washington to be held accountable, and to put Illinois' families and communities first," she said in the video.</p>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:27:26 +0000Amanda Vinicky46495 at http://wuis.orgDuckworth Announces A Run For U.S. SenateU-S Senate Candidates Differ On Ebola Response And Morehttp://wuis.org/post/u-s-senate-candidates-differ-ebola-response-and-more
<p>Ebola has not just dominated the news recently, it has become a point of discussion in campaigns.&nbsp; It came up in last night's U-S Senate debate, held as part of the public t-v program <a href="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/10/29/us-senate-candidate-forum">"Chicago Tonight."</a><br /><br />U-S Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat, says he favors close monitoring of passengers and quarantining those at high risk of exposure.</p>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:31:28 +0000Sean Crawford35972 at http://wuis.orgU-S Senate Candidates Differ On Ebola Response And MoreOberweis Would Back Federal Same Sex Marriage Lawhttp://wuis.org/post/oberweis-would-back-federal-same-sex-marriage-law
<p>The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate has switched his stance on same-sex marriage.</p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Only a few Republican members of the General Assembly voted for Illinois' law that has, since June, allowed two men or two women to marry one another.</span></p><p>State Sen. Jim Oberweis wasn't one of them. He voted no.</p><p>But the Sugar Grove Republican, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate, says he would go along with a federal law permitting same sex marriage.</p><p>Here's how he answered a question about it Wednesday's debate.</p>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:50:26 +0000Amanda Vinicky35570 at http://wuis.orgOberweis Would Back Federal Same Sex Marriage LawIllinois' Medical Marijuana Program At Odds With Federal Policyhttp://wuis.org/post/illinois-medical-marijuana-program-odds-federal-policy
<p>As Illinois begins to allow people with certain diseases to use cannabis as medicine, the state will be running afoul of federal law.</p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It may be spring before patients will be able to buy medical marijuana (the application process is going on now). Whenever it happens, the state will be in tricky territory: the federal government classifies marijuana as an illegal drug.</span></p><p>That raises challenges, like: can an business in the cannabis industry deposit money in federally-regulated banks?</p>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:10:00 +0000Amanda Vinicky34996 at http://wuis.orgIllinois' Medical Marijuana Program At Odds With Federal PolicyEditor Of Dixon Memoir Remembers The Late Senatorhttp://wuis.org/post/editor-dixon-memoir-remembers-late-senator
<p style="margin-bottom: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22.5px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:apcm="http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apcm" xmlns:apnm="http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apnm" xmlns:o="http://w3.org/ns/odrl/2/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon of Illinois has&nbsp;died.</p>Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:13:47 +0000Associated Press & Bill Wheelhouse28709 at http://wuis.orgEditor Of Dixon Memoir Remembers The Late SenatorInterview With U.S. Senate Candidate Jim Oberweishttp://wuis.org/post/interview-us-senate-candidate-jim-oberweis
<p>Voters this month will decide the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.&nbsp; It's a race between two suburban businessmen, Doug Truax and Jim Oberweis.<br /><br />The Oberweis name is recognizable for the Illinois based dairy business the candidate started and still owns along with an investment firm.<br /><br />Oberweis,&nbsp; 67, is also known for his previous five failed campaigns.&nbsp; That included unsuccessful attempts to run for U.S. Senate. He won a state Senate seat in 2012.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;</p>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:43:00 +0000Sean Crawford20324 at http://wuis.orgInterview With U.S. Senate Candidate Jim OberweisU.S. Senate Candidate: Republican Doug Truaxhttp://wuis.org/post/us-senate-candidate-republican-doug-truax
<p>At the top of the ticket this year in Illinois is a race for the U-S Senate.&nbsp;</p><p>Republican Doug Truax is running against a state Senator, Jim Oberweis in the G-O-P primary.&nbsp; The winner will take on Democrat Dick Durbin in the fall. &nbsp;<br /><br />Truax is making his first bid for political office.&nbsp;&nbsp; Oberweis lost five previous elections, including two unsuccessful bids for U-S Senate, before being elected to the Illinois General Assembly. &nbsp;</p>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:54:00 +0000Sean Crawford20106 at http://wuis.orgU.S. Senate Candidate: Republican Doug TruaxU.S. Senate Approves Farm Billhttp://wuis.org/post/us-senate-approves-farm-bill
<p>The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president’s desk and ending years of political wrangling.</p><p>Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk were among the 68 "yea" votes. &nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">To view Durbin's video statement on the farm bill vote, </span><strong><a href="https://vimeo.com/85835735" style="line-height: 1.5;">click here</a></strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span></p>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:37:24 +0000Jeremy Bernfeld & Peter Gray18297 at http://wuis.orgU.S. Senate Approves Farm BillVote On New U.S. Attorney Set For Thursdayhttp://wuis.org/post/vote-new-us-attorney-set-thursday
<p>Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin's office says the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote next Thursday on President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next chief federal prosecutor in Chicago. &nbsp;<br>Obama chose Zachary Fardon in May to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for northern Illinois. After more than a decade in the high-profile post, Patrick Fitzgerald resigned last year to enter private practice. &nbsp;Sat, 21 Sep 2013 04:42:00 +0000Associated Press9360 at http://wuis.orgVote On New U.S. Attorney Set For ThursdayEditor's Notebook: Illinois? U.S. Senate race offers voters a choice and an echohttp://wuis.org/post/editors-notebook-illinois-us-senate-race-offers-voters-choice-and-echo
<p style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">An echo from the 1964 Republican National Convention has reached Illinois. The state’s Republican right controls the party podium; voters face a clear ideological choice in the U.S. Senate race; and, though there is little doubt as to the outcome, the campaign promises to become one of the more fascinating set pieces in Illinois’ already-storied past.</font></p>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:00:03 +0000Peggy Boyer Long46306 at http://wuis.orgEditor's Notebook: Illinois? U.S. Senate race offers voters a choice and an echoRunning to the Right: Winner of Republican U.S. Senate primary will have to garner name recognitionhttp://wuis.org/post/running-right-winner-republican-us-senate-primary-will-have-garner-name-recognition
<p align="left" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">A crowd of contenders for the U.S. Senate is rising from the smoking ruins of the Illinois Republican Party. And almost all are running to the right as they aim for the seat being vacated by Peter Fitzgerald, the anti-establishment Inverness Republican who is leaving Washington, D.C., after one term.</font></p>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 06:00:06 +0000Lynn Sweet46353 at http://wuis.orgBuilding from the Base: Winner of the Democratic U.S. Senate primary has to grab biggest coalitionhttp://wuis.org/post/building-base-winner-democratic-us-senate-primary-has-grab-biggest-coalition
<p align="left" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">To grasp the lay of the land in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, it’s helpful to see how political support is lining up in Chicago’s gay and lesbian community.</font></p>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 06:00:05 +0000Eric Krol46354 at http://wuis.orgState of the State: Story of Fitzgerald depends on the narrator's perspectivehttp://wuis.org/post/state-state-story-fitzgerald-depends-narrators-perspective
<p align="left" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">The way U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald tells the story of his legacy, he’s leaving at the top of his game.</font></p>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 05:00:02 +0000Aaron Chambers46391 at http://wuis.orgState of the State: Story of Fitzgerald depends on the narrator's perspective